About the Author

Laurie Winslow Sargent has been an author since 1988, writing articles for national and regional magazines. She has written two books on parenting, and has contributed chapters to seventeen other books on various topics including writing and Christian faith. Sargent also recently compiled the vintage science fiction anthologies, compiling the works of John Hayden Howard for the Reawakened Worlds series.

Sargent has also been a speaker at various conferences and workshops, on topics including freelance writing and parenting, and enjoyed being interviewed on the radio on shows airing in nearly every US state. Her most fun article was written about a Norwegian Olympic athlete who she interviewed in the mountains of Norway.

Sargent has been married for 45 years, has three grown children and six grandchildren as of 2024.